Mining Incidents

Victoria North Pit: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Victoria County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103139

MSHA record for Victoria North Pit (mine ID 4103139). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
Ownership history
  1. Parker Brothers & Company Inc 1982 to present
  2. C H & C Materials 1985 to 1987
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Victoria North Pit sits in Victoria County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Victoria County, Texas · Population 91,281
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$70,101
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 11, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
C H & C Materials · Contact with electrical current

HE WAS LAST SEE3 THROWING A PIECE OF CABLE UP IN A TREE TO BRAKE SOME LIMBS OFF TO MAKE A FIRE. HE WAS FOUND FACE DOWN A LONG FENCE LINE NEAR HIS STATION. THE FOREARM AND EMPLOYEE IMMEDIATELY STARTED CPR UNT3L THE EMS ARRIVED

Reportable incidents

19 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

June 18, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING DRAG CABLE IN DRAG HITCH PUSHING DRAG CABLE IN HITCH LOOSE STRAND OF WIRE

1990 · 5 incidents

September 28, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TOOTH TIPS FROM DRAGLINE BUCKET WITH A HAMMER.EMPLOYEE STRUCK TIP WITH AHMMER AND A SLIVER OF METAL FROM THE TIP STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON INSIDE OF RIGHT KNEE.THE METAL FOR EIGN BODY WAS REMOVED AND LACERATION SUTURED BY COMPANY DOCTOR.

July 7, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TIPS ON DRAGLINE BUCKET. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TIP WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER & A SILVER OF METAL HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT THIGH. SILVER OF METAL WAS REMOVED BY COMPANY DOCTOR, AND LACERATION WAS STICKED UP.

June 21, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BRAKE BAND ON DRAGLINE (MAINTOWOC 4600) EMPLOYEE MASHED TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND THE INJURY REQUIRED 5 STICHES

May 1, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator MACHINERY
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN AREA, WHERE SOME WELDING WAS BEING PERFORMED. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED CORNEAL IRRITATION, BILATERALLY, SECONDARY TO WELDING.

February 7, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OFF OF A D-7 DOZER, WHICH HE HAD BEEN OPERATING AND BUMPED HIS FOREHEAD ON THE R.O.P.S. THE EE SUFFERED A FORHEAD LACERATION, WHICH HE WAS STAPLED CLOSED.

1989 · 2 incidents

September 1, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM DRAGLINE (UNIT #331) TO OIL STORAGE AREA, WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL FORWARD, ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE. BRUISING THE CARTILAGE AT HIS KNEE CAP.

April 14, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ELECTRICAL
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ELECTRICAL SHORT STARTED FORE IN THE ENGINE COMPART. OF DRAGLINE USED PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS THEN CALLED THE FIRE DEPART. REP. TO SNA ANTONI TEXAS FD OFFICE BY TELEPHONE FRI MORN. O INJ.

1987 · 3 incidents

April 3, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C H & C Materials · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS CHI8ELING OUT BOWL LINER ON CRUSHER WHEN TWO PIECES OF METAL FLOW INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING SUNGLASSES NOT SAFTEY GLASSES.

March 7, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C H & C Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUR OPERATION I8 LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF RIVER AND AT THE TIME IT WAS AT FLOOD STAGE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABOUT KNEE DEEP IN WATER MOVING A DISCHARGE PIPE TO THE WATER PUMP. HE SAID HE WAS MOVI NG IT SIDE TO S3DE ACROSSED THE WATER TO GET IT MOVED AROUND.

January 9, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ELECTRICAL
C H & C Materials · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS TURNING 6REAKER TO START SYSTEM AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE BOX,SHORTED OUT AN CAUGHT BOX ON FIRE.

1986 · 3 incidents

October 22, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
C H & C Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WELDING 5ND THE STEEL GOT IN A BIND AND POPPED UP THROWING HIM INTO THE AIR

February 6, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C H & C Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AREA WAS MUDDY 5ND HE WAS JUST WALKING ALONG WITH A ROLLER IN HAND, AND SLIPPED IN THE MUD

1984 · 4 incidents

March 20, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HITCHING WELDING MACHINE TRAILER TO PICKUP TRUCK. AS HE ALIGNED HITCH TO BALL, TRAILER ROLLED FORWARD MASHING FINGER BETWEEN HITCH & TAILGATE.

1983 · 1 incident

April 7, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Parker Brothers & Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

RONNIE WAS ON DRAGLINE - USING WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUT - WHILE PULLING UP HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK